Katie Gatens

Katie Gatens is an accomplished journalist currently serving as Acting Deputy Editor of News Review at The Sunday Times, a role she assumed in August 2024. With a career spanning digital and print media, she has developed expertise in travel journalism, arts coverage, and human-interest storytelling. Gatens has held key positions including Digital Travel Editor for The Times and Sunday Times, and previously served as Digital Editor for Atlas magazine. Her notable work includes investigative pieces on transnational drug trafficking networks and cultural analyses of entertainment industry trends. She frequently combines immersive reporting with personal narrative, evidenced by her first-hand account of delivering aid convoys to Ukraine. Gatens' career demonstrates a progression from entertainment reporting at British Airways High Life magazine to senior editorial roles at major UK publications.